The Jewelry Ring Mall Blog

Wednesday, January 14, 2009

Intro of The Jewelry Ring Mall

Shop owners are members of the Jewelry Ring, an online group that discusses and studies vintage jewelry and vintage costume jewelry. We wanted a place where we could have quick access to some important information that has been discussed, so we came up with a blog.

The shops featured in our Mall offer an excellent variety of vintage and vintage costume jewelry from Victorian to Glitz.

You will find Art Deco, Miriam Haskell, Mexican Silver, Native American, Eisenberg, Trifari, Coro, Weiss, Florenza, Juliana, Bakelite, etc., and much more.

We will be adding interesting information as it comes up to help with the learning of costume vintage jewely.

If you're looking for pictures, you'll need to click on the many links given for a specific topic! We're trying to keep this informative and clear looking!

2009 Cow: Chat of the Week in Costume Jewelry

Jan. 6 - Hattie Carnegie
Jan. 16 - Veggie Jewelry
Jan. 26 - Ballerinas & Dancers Jewelry
Feb. 10 - Mixed Media Jewelry
Feb. 23 - Miriam HASKELL Jewelry
March 9 - Scandinavian Tours: DENMARK
March 16 - Scandinavian Tours: FINLAND
March 23 - Scandinavian Tours: NORWAY
March 30 - Scandinavian Tours: SWEDEN
April 7 - Vogue Jewelry
April 18 - The Jewelry Ring's Artisan's Jewelry
April 27th - JOSEFF of HOLLYWOOD
May 25th - Old McDonald had a Farm
June 8th - DeNicola Jewelry
June 16th - Little Nemo or L/N Jewelry
June 26th - ART NOUVEAU
July 6th - Figurals: Umbrellas
July 21st - Panetta Jewelry
July 30th - Black and White Jewelry
August 10th - Jomaz & Mazer Jewelry
August 21st - All about Beads
September 5th - French Jewelry Designers (revisited)
September 16th - Adele Simpson, Carol Dauplaise & Nettie Rosenstein

Friday, January 11, 2008

2008 COW: Chat Of the Week

Jan 1 - EISENBERG Jewelry
Jan 11 - Red Jewelry
Jan 21 - Meow - Cat Jewelry
Jan 31 - Book Pieces
Feb 18 - MIRACLE Jewelry
March 4 - Blue Jewelry
March 11 - Wendy Gell Jewelry
March 21 - Native American Jewelry
April 2 - ART signed Jewelry
April 12 - Hobe Jewelry
April 25 - JR Artisans
May 6 - Hummingbird Jewelry
May 13 - Jonette Jewelry (J.J.)
May 23 - Lisner Jewelry
June 4 - Napier Jewelry
June 14 - Whiting & Davis Company
June 27 - Sandor Jewelry
July 7 - Fruit Jewelry revisited
July 18 - Goldette Jewelry
July 31 - Guilloche Enamel Jewelry
August 9 - Hollycraft Jewelry
August 21 - Danecraft jewelry
September 1 - Floral Baskets
Sepember 15 - Kreisler Jewelry
September 25 - Originals by Robert
October 6 - Czech Jewelry
October 18 - HAR Jewelry
October 29 - Cocktail Rings
November 10 - Joseph Warner
November 22 - Chatelaines
December 2 - Bogoff Jewelry
December 12 - Weiss Jewelry
December 23 - Green Jewels

Thursday, January 10, 2008

2007 COW: Chat of the Week

Jan 1 - Mosaics/Micro Mosaics
Jan 8 - Copper Jewelry
Jan 15 - Hat & Stick Pins
Jan 22 - Confetti Lucite
Jan 29 - Duettes
Feb 5 - Dog Jewelry
Feb 12 - Judy Lee Jewelry
Feb 19 - Sweater Guards
Feb 27 - Nautical Theme Jewelry
Mar 5 - Vintage Accessories
Mar 12 - Made in Germany
Mar 19 - Butterfly Jewels
Mar 26 - Barclay
April 2 - Heart Jewelry
April 9 - Deeply carved/ molded Celluloid Jewels
April 16 - Japan Jewels
April 23 - our own ARTISANs
April 30 - Rivoli Jewels
May 7 - Austria Jewelry
May 14 - Regency Jewelry
May 21 - Take My Albatross..Please!!
June 4 - Alice Caviness Jewelry
June 11 - Vendome Jewels
June 18 - People Figurals
June 25 - Gold Filled Jewelry
July 2 - Coro Birds & Flowers
July 11 - Purple Jewels
July 16 - Spain Damascene
July 23 - Kramer Creation Jewelry
July 30 - Jewel Terms: Saphiret, Types of Chains, Paste, Types of Cameos, Repousse
August 13 - Arts & Crafts Movement Jewels
August 20 - Sword Motif Jewelry
August 27 - Kenneth Jay Lane Jewelry
September 3 - Topaz & Yellow Jewels
September 10 - Selro Selini Jewelry
September 17 - 1960's Jewelry
September 24 - JEWELRY TERMS: Types of Pearls, Etruscan, types of Settings, Girandole, Vaseline Glass
October 1 - Charm Bracelets
October 8 - Just for Fun - Band & Nursery Rhyme & Ugly Jewelry Winners
October 14 - Milk Glass Jewelry
October 22 - Jewelry Terms: Rhinestone Terms, Earring backs, Other Findings, Aventurine
October 29 - CALVAIRE
November 5 - Wild Wild West
November 12 - Pretty in Pinks!
November 19 - Bugs & Insects
November 26 - Going on Safari
December 3 - Sarah Coventry & Emmons

Labels: jewelry chat of the week

Wednesday, January 09, 2008

COW: Chat of the Week 2006

Week of:
Jan. 2 - Monet Jewelry
Jan. 9 - Book pieces from American Costume Jewelry 1935 - 1950
Jan. 16 - Butterfly Wing Jewelry
Jan. 23 - Childhood Jewelry & Wire Art Jewelry
Jan. 31 - Cameo Jewelry The Feb. book review is a cameo book too!
Feb. 6 - Tips on Imageevent and Photography
Feb.13 - French Jewelry and Designers
Feb 20 - Favorite Animal Figural Essay Contest
Feb. 27 - Mixed Media (example: wood & plastic)
Mar. 6 - Enameled Jewelry
Mar. 13 - Feather Jewelry
Mar. 20 - Hand Painted Jewels
Mar. 27 - Bow & ribbons
April 3 - Schreiner Jewelry
April 10 - MOP & Abalone Jewelry
April 17 - New Artisans Mall
April 24 - Dress & Fur Clips
May 1 & 8 - Necklace Styles
May 15 - Spring Flower Baskets
May 22 - Birds
May 29 - Designers "A"
June 5 - Fringe Jewelry
June 12 - Mexican Silver Jewelry
June 19 & 23 - Art Deco Period Jewelry
July 3 - Sport Themed Jewelry
July 9 - Ethnic Jewelry
July 16 - Marcel Boucher
July 27 - Kriesler
July 31 - Moonglow Jewelry
August 14 - Bakelite Jewelry
August 28 - Semi-Precious Jewelry
September 4 - Jewels by Dominique
September 11 - Turtles & Frogs
September 18 - Leaf Jewelry
October 2 - Under Appreciated Jewelry
October 9 - Women in Jewelry
October 23 - Art Nouveau Jewelry
November 6 - Chatelaines
November 13 - Vintage Watches
November 28 - Fruit Jewels
December 4 - Over the Top Show Stopping Jewerly
December 11 - Modernist Jewelry

Tuesday, January 08, 2008

Monday, January 07, 2008

Reference Information & Patent Sites

Some of the members of The Jewelry Ring have put together some great informational websites with loads of information.

DeLizza & Elster aka Juliana Jewelry Info & Verification
Buying Vintage Costume Jewelry Article
Jewelry terms
Names of Stones
Identifying Specialty Beads

Sites with patents
Coro
Vintage Jewelry Patents
JewelryPatents.com many different makers
The US Patent Office

Sites with wonderful Reference material
Vintage Jewelry Ads
Costume Jewelry Marks
Vintage Jewelry Ads 2
Jewelry Designers
Vintage Jewelry Ads 3
1914 Albert Walker Jewelry Catalog
Vintage Jewelry Ads 4
1900 Robert S. Gatter Jewelry Catalog
Vintage Jewelry Ads 5
RENAISSANCE and MEDIEVAL PORTRAIT GALLERY

Info on Reproductions & Fakes
Well known Makers
Coro Rockfish
Fake Weiss Jewelry

Focus on Design Articles
Gloriously Gold Filled
Etruscan Jewelry
Pacific Northwest Coast Indian Jewelry
Chanel Jewelry

Travel's with Erik - New Mexico

VFCJ Magazine
Vintage Fashion and Costume Jewelry Quarterly Magazine

2007 Cruise Photos and More Cruise Photos
2006 Austin Mini Convention

Sunday, January 06, 2008

Types of Jewelry Collections

Sites Specialzing in Types of Jewelry Collections
These sites are by members of The Jewelry Ring
Boucher Flower of the months
Charm bracelets
Paperweight jewelry Also known as goofus glass
Silver jewelry
Elzac-Victim of Fashion Collection
Blackamoor Jewelry
Forbidden Fruit Lucite Jewelry
Enamels
Victorian Lover's Eye
Vintage Stampings
Monet Jewelry
Juliana Jewelry
Clip-mates, Duettes, Dress Clips,and Double-prong Clips
Calvaire Jewelry & Accessories
Horse /Figural Jewelry
Bowling Jewelry
1920 -30's Jewelry & sew-ons
Pansy Jewels
Grapes & Wine Jewelry
Vintage Compact's
Walking the Dogs
Bunny Rabbits
A Florenza Collection
Eisenberg Enamels
Lapel Watches

Saturday, January 05, 2008

Jewelry Supplies and Repairs

This is a list of sites with Jewelry Supplies or that do repairs
by some of the members of The Jewelry Ring.

Jewelry Supplies
Tools
Jewelers Loupe & Glue
Replacement Rhinestones
Bakelite testing squares
Jewelry Joose

Vintage Jewelry Repairs
Restringing
Rhinestone repair
Fabrication repairs & re-stringing
Repurposing
Another re-stringing

Friday, January 04, 2008

The Jewelry Ring Artisan Mall

We are very excited about the un-veiling of a new feature on The Jewelry Ring! We now have an Artisan Mall, for all of our creative and very talented Artisan members to utilize. Their creations are amazing and a must see!
The Jewelry Ring Artisan Mall

Wednesday, January 02, 2008

Recommended Book List

Here's a copy of a recommended book list for vintage costume jewelry. Some of these have been already reviewed and covered in the previous post. Some are on the list to be reviewed, but these are ones that a lot of us on The Jewelry Ring use and rely on daily! This list covers just about all styles and periods. Of course there are a lot more that we use but this is a good starters list.

1. Warman's Jewelry, 3rd edition. 2002
Christie Romero.
2. Answers to Questions About Old Jewelry 1840-1950, 6th edition. 2003
C. Jeanenne Bell.
3. Miriam Haskell Jewelry. 2004
Cathy Gordon & Sheila Pamfiloff.
4. Official Price Guide to Costume Jewelry, 3rd edition. 2002
Harrice Simons Miller.
5. Collectible Silver Jewelry: Identification and Value Guide. 2001
Fred Rezazadeh.
6. Costume Jewelry: Identification and Values. 2000 (1997)
Cherri Simonds.
7. European Designer Jewelry. 1995
Ginger Moro.
8. A Tribute to America: Costume Jewelry 1935-1950. (English) 2002.
Carla Ginelli Brunialti & Roberto Brunialti.
9. American Jewelry Manufacturers. 1988
Dorothy T.Rainwater
10. Costume Jewelry. 2003
Judith Miller.
11. Fifty Years of Collectible Fashion Jewelry 1925-1975. 1986
Lillian Baker
12. Collecting Art Plastic Jewelry. 2005
Leigh Leshner

The shops featured in our Mall offer an excellent variety of vintage and vintage costume jewelry from Victorian to Glitz. You will find Art Deco, Miriam Haskell, Mexican Silver, Native American, Eisenberg, Trifari, Coro, Weiss, Florenza, Juliana, Bakelite, etc., and much more. Shop owners are members of the Jewelry Ring, an online group that discusses and studies vintage and vintage costume jewelry.

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